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Championship | Gameweek 43
Apr 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
Carrow Road
Portsmouth

Norwich
3 - 5
Portsmouth

Sargent (21'), Stacey (64'), Marcondes (90')
Sainz (79')
FT(HT: 1-3)
Bishop (15', 45+4' pen., 51'), Ritchie (39'), Poole (71')
Ritchie (31'), Hayden (32'), Dozzell (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Norwich City and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Burnley 2-1 Norwich
Friday, April 11 at 8pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 2-2 Derby
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Norwich City 1-1 Portsmouth

Portsmouth have struggled to produce their best form on the road this season, but with Norwich having little to play for, the visitors' extra motivation could help them pick up a positive result, and we ultimately believe that they will do enough to take a point from Friday's contest. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Norwich City win with a probability of 62.48%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 16.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.18%) and 2-1 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.74%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-5 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.

Result
Norwich CityDrawPortsmouth
62.48% (1.453 1.45) 20.65% (-0.457 -0.46) 16.86% (-0.997 -1)
Both teams to score 53.57% (-0.513 -0.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.62% (0.32700000000001 0.33)42.38% (-0.329 -0.33)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.22% (0.327 0.33)64.78% (-0.32900000000001 -0.33)
Norwich City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.01% (0.532 0.53)12.98% (-0.534 -0.53)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.51% (1.076 1.08)39.49% (-1.078 -1.08)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.56% (-0.973 -0.97)38.44% (0.97199999999999 0.97)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.81% (-0.943 -0.94)75.19% (0.94199999999999 0.94)
Score Analysis
    Norwich City 62.47%
    Portsmouth 16.86%
    Draw 20.65%
Norwich CityDrawPortsmouth
2-0 @ 10.4% (0.26 0.26)
1-0 @ 10.18% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
2-1 @ 9.94% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-0 @ 7.08% (0.312 0.31)
3-1 @ 6.77% (0.125 0.13)
4-0 @ 3.61% (0.227 0.23)
4-1 @ 3.45% (0.131 0.13)
3-2 @ 3.24% (-0.025 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.65% (0.02 0.02)
5-0 @ 1.47% (0.119 0.12)
5-1 @ 1.41% (0.08 0.08)
Other @ 3.27%
Total : 62.47%
1-1 @ 9.74% (-0.208 -0.21)
0-0 @ 4.99% (-0.074000000000001 -0.07)
2-2 @ 4.75% (-0.134 -0.13)
3-3 @ 1.03% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 20.65%
0-1 @ 4.77% (-0.2 -0.2)
1-2 @ 4.66% (-0.227 -0.23)
0-2 @ 2.28% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-3 @ 1.52% (-0.084 -0.08)
1-3 @ 1.48% (-0.114 -0.11)
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 16.86%

How you voted: Norwich vs Portsmouth

Norwich City
56.0%
Draw
24.0%
Portsmouth
20.0%
25
Head to Head
Dec 10, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 20
Portsmouth
0-0
Norwich
Botts (35'), Poole (38'), Moxon (88')
Barnes (19'), Sorensen (30'), Stacey (41'), Duffy (45'), Nunez (60')
Jan 5, 2019 5.30pm
Third Round
Norwich
0-1
Portsmouth

Hanley (15')
Green (90')
Lowe (55'), Curtis (71')
May 2, 2011 3pm
Dec 11, 2010 3pm
Norwich
0-2
Portsmouth

Barnett (50')
Barnett (90')
Halford (90' pen.), Kitson (73')
Mullins (16'), Halford (59')
Jan 1, 2005 3pm
Portsmouth
1-1
Norwich
Yakubu (61' pen.)
Griffin (32'), Yakubu (35'), Taylor (43')
Francis (9')
Edworthy (5')
rhs 2.0
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CLeeds UnitedLeeds4629134953065100
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd462881063362790
4Sunderland4621131258441476
5Coventry CityCoventry46209176458669
6Bristol City461717125955468
7Blackburn RoversBlackburn46199185348566
8Millwall461812164749-266
9West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4615191257471064
10Middlesbrough461810186456864
11Swansea CitySwansea461710195156-561
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds461513186069-958
13Norwich CityNorwich461415177168357
14Watford46169215361-857
15Queens Park RangersQPR461414185363-1056
16Portsmouth461412205871-1354
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd461314194965-1653
18Stoke CityStoke461215194562-1751
19Derby CountyDerby461311224856-850
20Preston North EndPreston461020164859-1150
21Hull City461213214454-1049
RLuton TownLuton461310234569-2449
RPlymouth ArgylePlymouth461113225188-3746
RCardiff CityCardiff46917204873-2544


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